ZEC (ZEC) Price, Analysis, Predictions, and Calculator

Garrett Jin flips to 2x long on 27,723 ZEC worth $11.9M and sits $812K underwater as ZEC trades at $428.37.

Garrett Jin opens 27,300 ZEC (2x) long at $433.58 after $11.2M short profit while holding BTC (5x) long with $18.46M floating loss.

Zcash rebounds $2.5 billion with ZEC at $449.18 as developers plan supply conundrum fix using zk-SNARK privacy tech.

ZEC rebounds to $432.55, delivering Loracle over $2.8M floating profit on 10x long while HYPE and NEAR positions stay deep in red.

Garrett Jin closes ZEC short for $11.24M profit at $415.81 with RSI at 47.38 and MACD golden cross on 4h chart.

ZEC whale Garrett Jin closed 57,459 ZEC short on Hyperliquid for $11.24M profit after 20% rebound; still holds $78.4M BTC long with $18.2M unrealized loss.

ZEC drops after critical bug discovery while holding $188 weekly support; 4h chart shows bearish EMA structure at $356.96.

NEAR at $1.86 draws accumulation calls as ZEC drama sparks bullish trigger, with Bitcoin consolidation eyed for liquidity return.

ZEC trades at $367.64 with consolidation near $350 signaling potential breakout amid bearish EMA structure and MACD death cross.

ZEC at $325.22 after crash erased billions from Zcash market cap. Bearish 4h structure shows EMA50 resistance at $523.59 and RSI oversold at 24.04.

ZEC treasury backed by Winklevoss plunges nearly 40% over privacy bug concerns while price sits at $365.43 with bearish EMA and MACD signals.

ZEC at $331.85 after Claude flags massive exploit of unknown scope, BTC holds $62.5K amid bearish structure on 4h chart.

ZEC drops 38% to $297.74 after Zcash discloses critical counterfeiting vulnerability, with 4h chart showing RSI at 17.45 oversold and bearish MACD.

ZEC whale withdraws 37,316 tokens worth $13.12M from Binance post-vulnerability crash as RSI hits 19.01 oversold on 4h chart.

ZEC wallet pulls 37,316 tokens worth $12.67M from Binance as price sits at $323.94 with RSI at 21.32.

ZEC falls 51% to $251 after Shielded Labs disclosed Orchard counterfeiting bug fixed June 2. Technical confluence shows RSI at 24.62 oversold with price testing $358.21 support.

ZEC short by Garrett Jin delivers $21.5M unrealized profit as price hits $290 on 4h bearish structure with RSI at 17.14.

ZEC plunges 43% to $327.59 as Garret Jin books 137.8% return on Hyperliquid short while offsetting BTC losses.

ZEC drops 43% in 24 hours to $317, handing Garret Jin $16.48M profit on Hyperliquid short opened at $626.47 while BTC longs show $18.14M loss.

ZEC whale @ICanPlug lost $2.9M then $5.4M total after reopening 10x long; price holds $581.16 above EMA50 support.

ZEC and ICP climb while BTC hits $64362 amid bearish EMA death cross and oversold RSI on 4h chart.

Zcash finishes its most ambitious network upgrade while ZEC trades at $605.37 with bullish EMA50 support at $572.99 and MACD golden cross intact.

ZEC whale opens $19M 10x long position after closing MSFT and PLTR longs at $1.16M loss, with price at $629 showing bullish MACD confluence.

Loracle closed BTC, LIT, TON, VVV shorts; 1.518M HYPE (~$105M) remains with $36M+ losses while new ZEC and TON longs open.

ZEC whale exits long at $1.2M loss and opens $16.6M HYPE position with 10x leverage amid bearish 4h structure at $568.68.

ZEC whale withdraws 2,872 tokens ($1.66M) from Binance, now holds 14,495 ZEC ($8.35M) with $3.367M profit as 4h chart shows bearish MACD death cross.

Evaded closed ZEC long and BTC short positions losing $4.8M, now down $3.67M total before opening 30x short on 940 BTC at $71.4M.

Garrett Jin buys 145050 HYPE ($9.05M) plus TWAP for $2.44M more while holding 504.4 BTC long and ZEC short down $2.11M.

Garrett Jin lifts HYPE stake to 144183 tokens worth $9.03M while retaining BTC long and ZEC short positions with $1.8M floating loss.

ZEC trader Evaded opens 53,500 ZEC position worth $34M after closing BTC short at $320K loss, now down $763K amid bullish EMA structure.

ZEC short position opened at $410.66 now shows $1.15M unrealized loss as price hits $666.56 on Binance smart money leaderboard.

ZEC price at $655.28 after new wallet pulls 11,827 tokens worth $7.97M from Binance, with RSI at 70.83 and MACD golden cross intact.

ZEC whale 0xd63 realizes $3.27M loss and holds $745K more while Evaded books $7.3M profit on ZEC and HYPE at $652.82 amid bullish 4h structure.

ZEC trades at $660.61 with bullish EMA structure and MACD golden cross as holders mark 190% gains since March Pulse call at $221.

Evaded opens 10x longs on 36,875 ZEC and 287,618 HYPE, now holding $2.1M unrealized gains as ZEC trades at $579.58 with bullish MACD.

ZEC whale 0x8652 opens 10x long on 36,875 ZEC ($19.68M) with $494.55 liquidation as price holds $529.27 on bullish 4h structure.

ZEC whale @ICanPlug opens $24M long positions on 36,875 ZEC and 87,000 HYPE at 10x leverage amid bullish 4h technicals.

Zcash launches provably secret onchain voting for NU7 via Zodl app at $513 ZEC price amid bearish EMA structure and MACD golden cross.

ZEC whale 0x535e bets $9.57M on 10x long position, targeting profits up to $7.6M if price hits $740.37, amid bullish ZEC price prediction trends.

ZEC announces quantum-proof roadmap amid BlackRock's tokenization surge and Clarity Act markup, with ZEC price at $555.32 eyeing bullish trends.

Zcash (ZEC) jumps nearly 70% this week amid bullish trends, with current price at $563.59 and overbought RSI signaling potential pullback.

Whale 0x320 exits ZEC short position at $6.54M loss, totaling $9.6M in defeats amid rising ZEC prices and crypto whale activity.

ZEC jumps 41.8% as privacy coins lead crypto surge, with SKYAI up 39.2% on AI demand and TON gaining 19.2% from ecosystem growth.

ZEC whale 0x320 deposits $4.997M USDC into HyperLiquid amid rising prices, holding 18,286 ZEC short with $2.36M loss and $855.34 liquidation point.

New wallet bets $2.64M on ZEC and $1.1M on HYPE with 10x leverage, signaling bullish Zcash whale trading activity amid overbought signals.

ZEC reclaims demand zone at $323.18, eyes $400 resistance amid bearish MACD signals; ZEC price prediction favors upside if support holds.

Phantom rolls out long/short Zcash trading with 10x leverage, tapping into the privacy coin's bullish momentum as prices hit $367.44 on a 4h chart.

According to @DecryptMedia, a significant vulnerability in Zcash node software was identified, which could have enabled attackers to drain millions of ZEC from a deprecated shielded pool. This issue highlights potential risks for Zcash (ZEC) traders and the importance of maintaining robust security measures in blockchain protocols.

According to @DecryptMedia, a critical vulnerability in Zcash (ZEC) that endangered millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency has been successfully fixed. This security flaw posed a significant risk as it could have been exploited, potentially impacting Zcash's users and operations. Traders and holders may feel reassured by the swift resolution, as it strengthens the credibility and security of Zcash's privacy-centric blockchain network.

According to @RhythmicAnalyst, Pulse trading setups provide transparent outcomes, tracking both successes and failures. Recent results highlight strong performances from ZEC, FET, SHPING, and DASH, with gains of 24.89%, 29.22%, 15.10%, and 5.76%, respectively. The team emphasizes revisiting and reposting setups when strength returns, ensuring continuous monitoring for optimal opportunities.

According to @RhythmicAnalyst, the Pulse trading call service, launched four days ago, has highlighted notable performance in altcoins such as ZEC, FET, SHPING, and DASH. Post-call results show significant gains, with ZEC up 24.89%, FET up 29.22%, SHPING up 15.10%, and DASH up 5.76%. These coins are still trending positively, while three remaining picks are currently in progress.

According to @RhythmicAnalyst, Zcash (ZEC) is seeing notable price action based on oscillator analysis. Key markers include the start of an uptrend near $40 in August 2025 and a peak near $625 in November 2025. Recovery attempts are highlighted with interactions near the oscillator’s average line, with significant support observed at lower bounds. The next critical level may align with the oscillator's average line if February lows remain intact.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, the trader known as Maji Laoge saw his account return underwater with a 24-hour unrealized loss of $1.53 million, effectively giving back nearly a week of profits, source: @ai_9684xtpa. The account holds $44.34 million in long positions across ETH, HYPE, ZEC, and BTC, source: @ai_9684xtpa. Aggregate unrealized loss is $1.038 million, with HYPE as the largest drag at $525,000, source: @ai_9684xtpa. Within this portfolio snapshot, HYPE underperformed relative to BTC, ETH, and ZEC by contributing the biggest unrealized drawdown, source: @ai_9684xtpa. Position and PnL figures are referenced from the linked Hyperbot trader dashboard for the specified address as cited by the author, source: @ai_9684xtpa and Hyperbot.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, wallet 0x519…96a47 deposited 2.64M USDC to Hyperliquid about 5 hours ago, transferred 1.5M USDC to spot, and bought 59,431.49 HYPE at a $25.24 average, lifting holdings to 150,000 HYPE valued at roughly $3.844M with a $25.61 average cost and about $95k unrealized loss (source: @ai_9684xtpa; hyperbot.network/trader/0x519c721De735f7c9E6146d167852E60d60496a47?ic=6792001762). The same address also opened a $7M long position in ZEC on Hyperliquid (source: @ai_9684xtpa; hyperbot.network/trader/0x519c721De735f7c9E6146d167852E60d60496a47?ic=6792001762). For traders, the $25.24–$25.61 band marks this whale’s cost basis and a potential liquidity magnet for HYPE, while the $7M ZEC long adds leverage-driven volatility risk; monitoring Hyperliquid flows and this address’s activity is warranted (analysis based on the disclosed transactions; sources: @ai_9684xtpa; hyperbot.network/trader/0x519c721De735f7c9E6146d167852E60d60496a47?ic=6792001762).

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet deposited $3.6 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a ZEC long position with 10x leverage, source: @OnchainLens on X dated Jan 13, 2026 and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker wallet 0x99a3db3621b051bbc9cb52cbfa9d969117439912. The same wallet has an open order to further increase the ZEC position between $400 and $401, source: @OnchainLens and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker wallet 0x99a3db3621b051bbc9cb52cbfa9d969117439912. Traders tracking ZEC perps on HyperLiquid can monitor price action and fills around $400-$401 given a large leveraged participant has resting bids there, source: @OnchainLens and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker wallet 0x99a3db3621b051bbc9cb52cbfa9d969117439912.

According to @santimentfeed, only a few traders called the November top in ZCash, with @Tryrexcrypto identified as flagging a clear short setup. Source: Santiment on X, Jan 12, 2026. KOLs_Tracker reports the call preceded an approximately 40% downside move in ZEC amid peak crowd euphoria, underscoring the value of contrarian entries. Source: KOLs_Tracker on X, Jan 12, 2026. Santiment directs traders to the Sanitizer leaderboard to audit KOL performance and improve timing when social sentiment extremes emerge. Source: Santiment on X, Jan 12, 2026.

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet withdrew 3,956 ZEC (about $1.55 million) from Binance 6 hours before the post, with the address and transfer visible on Arkham’s explorer at intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1cfDDjxcoFmkmjxSQfQkMgiR2wsN7ou4T9. According to @OnchainLens, the on-chain alert specifically identifies a single outbound exchange outflow of 3,956 ZEC from Binance to a new external address, supported by the Arkham link provided in the post.

According to CoinMarketCap, the core development team behind Zcash left Electric Coin Company en masse on Wednesday following a governance dispute with its nonprofit board, and has formed a new startup focused on the privacy coin, marking a significant governance and development transition for ZEC traders to track. Source: CoinMarketCap via X, Jan 8, 2026.

According to Santiment, Zcash (ZEC) multiplied its market cap by roughly 15x between September 22 and November 16, 2025, before momentum cooled, which is critical context for assessing trend durability and liquidity risk. Source: Santiment on X, Jan 8, 2026. According to Santiment, ZEC has retraced about 40% over the past two months, highlighting rising downside volatility following the prior parabolic advance. Source: Santiment on X, Jan 8, 2026. According to Santiment, ZEC’s development activity has dropped to its lowest rate since November 2021, a level that the firm tracks via GitHub-derived metrics on its platform. Sources: Santiment on X, Jan 8, 2026; Santiment App dashboard: https://app.santiment.net/s/nPpat54l?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_zcash_development_activity_b_010826/&fpr=twitter. According to Santiment, projects with rising development activity historically tend to outperform peers, while declining activity often aligns with underperformance, making dev activity a key trading factor to monitor for ZEC. Sources: Santiment on X, Jan 8, 2026; Santiment methodology: https://medium.com/santiment/a-different-look-into-blockchain-ecosystem-development-activity-f34f32180482. According to Santiment, traders can track ZEC’s development trend in real time on the Santiment dashboard to gauge whether builder momentum reaccelerates or continues to lag, informing risk management around rallies and pullbacks. Sources: Santiment on X, Jan 8, 2026; Santiment App dashboard: https://app.santiment.net/s/nPpat54l?utm_source=x&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=x_zcash_development_activity_b_010826/&fpr=twitter.

According to @balajis, Zcash can, must, and will scale, signaling a renewed focus on ZEC scalability. Source: @balajis on X, Jan 8, 2026. Josh Swihart stated they are all in on Zcash, need to scale Zcash to billions of users, and created a new Zcash startup because startups can scale while nonprofits cannot. Source: @jswihart on X, Jan 8, 2026. The announcement includes a link to cashz.org as the website for the newly announced Zcash startup. Source: @jswihart on X, Jan 8, 2026. For traders, the verified development is the public reveal of a startup dedicated to Zcash scaling, with an explicit goal of reaching billions of users. Source: @jswihart on X, Jan 8, 2026.

According to @Andre_Dragosch, he retweeted a claim from @ElonTrades that the entire ZEC developer team resigned, and the post provided no additional details or corroboration. Source: X/@Andre_Dragosch, Jan 8, 2026. Given this circulating post, traders may treat it as headline risk and watch ZEC spot and perpetual markets for volatility, liquidity gaps, and funding rate shifts following the claim. Source: X/@Andre_Dragosch, Jan 8, 2026.

According to the source, a governance clash in the Zcash ecosystem triggered a sell-off in ZEC, pressuring the token’s price as noted in a post on X dated Jan 8, 2026. The source also indicates the dispute may be smaller in scope than it appears, framing the headline-driven ZEC drop as potentially overstated in the same X post.

According to Lookonchain, two wallets (0x6ef9 and 0x089f) opened 1x long perpetual positions totaling 27,985 ZEC with USD 11.1M notional yesterday, as recorded on Hypurr perps. Source: Lookonchain; Hypurrscan. Those positions now show an unrealized loss exceeding USD 2.2M, highlighting sizable underwater ZEC long exposure in derivatives markets. Source: Lookonchain. The Hypurr perps pages for both addresses confirm the position size and current PnL. Source: Hypurrscan.

According to @lookonchain, trader 0x10a3 added new ETH and BTC longs 4 hours ago and is now holding maximum-leverage longs across BTC, SOL, ETH, PUMP, FARTCOIN, and ZEC with unrealized profit above $3.5M, source: @lookonchain on X dated Jan 6, 2026. Reported position sizes are 500 BTC, 134,278 SOL valued at $18.49M, 5,000 ETH valued at $16.14M, 4.95B PUMP valued at $12.08M, 19.04M FARTCOIN valued at $8.4M, and 14,154 ZEC valued at $7.22M, source: @lookonchain and the Hyperdash trader profile for 0x10a3.

According to @1HowardWu, fungibility is a fundamental economic principle of money, and this is what makes Aleo powerful for shielding tokens to preserve fungibility. Source: X post by @1HowardWu on Jan 5, 2026. He encouraged users to bridge BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC to Aleo and shield their tokens to maintain fungibility. Source: X post by @1HowardWu on Jan 5, 2026. A community reply asked whether ZEC would be supported, but the post itself did not confirm any ZEC integration. Source: X post by @1HowardWu on Jan 5, 2026.

According to the source, the claim is that privacy-focused cryptocurrencies slipped while the broader crypto market recovered (source: user-shared X post dated Jan 5, 2026). Under the stated requirements, the linked outlet cannot be used as a citation, and no alternative primary data or acceptable source was provided (source: conversation instructions). To produce a trading-oriented, verified summary with proper citations, please share one of the following: 1) intraday/daily price and volume for major privacy coins (e.g., XMR, ZEC, DASH) versus BTC and total market cap from an exchange or market data provider (source options: Binance, Kraken, Coinbase, CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap); 2) order book or liquidity changes showing underperformance (source options: exchange market data portals); or 3) a non-crypto-media primary source such as an exchange announcement or regulator notice that contextualizes price action (source options: exchange status pages, SEC/FINMA/FCA websites).

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0x6b26 opened a 5x long on 79,438 ZEC with a stated notional of $39.24M over the past two days, source: @lookonchain (Jan 5, 2026). According to @lookonchain, the same wallet also opened a 10x long on 105.25M DOGE worth $15.48M during this period, source: @lookonchain (Jan 5, 2026). According to @lookonchain, these positions are currently showing an unrealized loss of $1.88M, with reference to the Hyperdash trader page for address 0x6b26f66f460fd173b009d0c7a478ca400470e03f, source: @lookonchain (Jan 5, 2026).

According to @lookonchain, a whale deposited 74,002 ZEC worth about $35.75 million to Binance today, indicating a sizable exchange inflow for ZEC, source: Lookonchain on X. The transfer is tied to address t1Ym8XWvN2joxENB2Nc4TVg1M9PxKfWshc5 on Arkham Intelligence, which shows the deposit and recipient exchange, source: Arkham Intelligence explorer. Large inflows to exchanges can increase available sell-side liquidity and are tracked by traders for short-term price risk in ZEC, source: Glassnode Academy.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale closed a ZEC long with 3.2M realized profit, then flipped short and exited about an hour later with a 1.6M loss, giving back 50 percent of its ZEC gains; source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2007330383382360257. According to Onchain Lens, the same address had previously lost 7.7M trading BTC and now shows a cumulative loss of 5.56M; source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2007330383382360257. According to Onchain Lens, earlier when ZEC traded back above 500, the whale’s 3x ZEC long showed over 5M in floating profit while the portfolio still sat at more than 2M overall loss; source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2005064700103659853 and on-chain dashboard: https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x6b26f66f460fd173b009d0c7a478ca400470e03f.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Bitwise has filed with the U.S. SEC to launch 11 single-token, altcoin-focused strategy ETFs that would provide regulated exposure to Aave, Uniswap, Hyperliquid, Zcash, Bittensor and others; source: @CoinMarketCap on X, December 31, 2025. The post identifies these as single-token strategy ETFs offering regulated exposure to individual assets named, including Aave AAVE, Uniswap UNI, Zcash ZEC, and Bittensor TAO; source: @CoinMarketCap on X, December 31, 2025. No filing identifiers, proposed tickers, fees, timelines, or approval status were disclosed in the post; source: @CoinMarketCap on X, December 31, 2025.

According to the source, Winklevoss-backed Cypherpunk Technologies purchased another 56,418 ZEC for roughly $29 million. According to the source, this increases its total ZEC holdings to 290,062 coins, equal to about 1.8% of Zcash’s circulating supply. Based on the source’s figures, the implied average acquisition price is approximately $514 per ZEC, which traders can use as a reference for positioning and liquidity planning. According to the source, the reported accumulation concentrates a notable share of ZEC supply, so traders may monitor order book depth, exchange reserves, and borrow rates on ZEC pairs for potential liquidity shifts and volatility around this whale activity.

According to @santimentfeed, the latest top 10 privacy coins by development activity are 1) DASH up, 2) NYM down, 3) HOPR flat, 4) ZEC flat, 5) DCR flat, 6) DUSK up, 7) XMR down, 8) XVG up, 9) ANYONE up, 10) BDX down, based on filtered GitHub metrics, source: @santimentfeed on X, Dec 29, 2025. @sanitmentfeed states its methodology filters notable GitHub activity to reduce noise and is positioned as useful for crypto trading, source: Santiment Medium methodology article A different look into blockchain ecosystem development activity. Traders can track the dedicated privacy project watchlist to compare development activity with other metrics for sector screening, source: Santiment privacy watchlist on app.santiment.net. Rank increases for DASH, DUSK, XVG, and ANYONE versus declines for NYM, XMR, and BDX can inform relative-strength and momentum screens within privacy coins, source: @santimentfeed on X, Dec 29, 2025.

According to Onchain Lens, wallet neoyokio.eth deposited $2,000,000 USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a ZEC short position with 2x leverage, as shown on the referenced tracker app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0xfb5146803b7dde661aab84915cc1435697caf896, source: Onchain Lens on X and app.coinmarketman.com. This confirms a sizable bearish exposure to ZEC on the HyperLiquid venue based on the reported short and leverage, source: Onchain Lens on X.

According to @lookonchain, a newly created wallet withdrew 7,714 ZEC (about 4.12 million dollars) from Kraken roughly 10 hours ago, with the recipient shown on Arkham Intel as address t1XuMDRikwjCoJuHbT8azJ4rmvvfN4TZiVP, source: x.com/lookonchain/status/2005446570083529163 and intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1XuMDRikwjCoJuHbT8azJ4rmvvfN4TZiVP. Two newly created wallets also withdrew a combined 26,241 ZEC (about 13.5 million dollars) from Binance in the past 12 hours to addresses t1WuxQ3aaZHvNJzQLs8NHCMXzoC2pmuWxpF and t1KtX3hb63sCg2XxZZNA9HGyYP6deGNTHZy, source: x.com/lookonchain/status/2005083637767975183 and intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1WuxQ3aaZHvNJzQLs8NHCMXzoC2pmuWxpF and intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1KtX3hb63sCg2XxZZNA9HGyYP6deGNTHZy. That brings total reported ZEC outflows from these exchanges to 33,955 ZEC, approximately 17.62 million dollars based on the USD values reported by @lookonchain, source: x.com/lookonchain/status/2005446570083529163 and x.com/lookonchain/status/2005083637767975183. Traders monitor exchange inflow and outflow metrics to assess on-exchange supply and liquidity conditions when large withdrawals occur, source: academy.glassnode.com and blog.chainalysis.com.

According to @lookonchain, two newly created wallets withdrew 26,241 ZEC valued at $13.5M from Binance within the past 12 hours, source: @lookonchain on X dated Dec 28, 2025. The withdrawals correspond to addresses t1WuxQ3aaZHvNJzQLs8NHCMXzoC2pmuWxpF and t1KtX3hb63sCg2XxZZNA9HGyYP6deGNTHZy as shown on Arkham Intelligence explorers, source: intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1WuxQ3aaZHvNJzQLs8NHCMXzoC2pmuWxpF and intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1KtX3hb63sCg2XxZZNA9HGyYP6deGNTHZy. Traders tracking ZEC exchange reserves and on-chain flows should note this 12-hour outflow event for liquidity monitoring and order execution planning, source: @lookonchain for the outflow report and Arkham Intelligence for address-level data.

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet received 24,001 ZEC valued at $12.3M from Binance about 9 hours ago, source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2005071212138102877. The recipient address is t1KtX3hb63sCg2XxZZNA9HGyYP6deGNTHZy as shown on Arkham Intelligence, source: https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1KtX3hb63sCg2XxZZNA9HGyYP6deGNTHZy. No additional context on intent or follow-up flows was provided in the alert, source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2005071212138102877.

According to @OnchainLens, ZEC traded back above 500 USD as a whale holding a 3x ZEC long shows more than 5 million USD in unrealized profit, source: @OnchainLens; hyperbot.network/trader/0x6b26f66f460fd173b009d0c7a478ca400470e03f. Despite that profitable position, the same wallet’s overall portfolio remains at an unrealized loss exceeding 2 million USD, source: @OnchainLens; hyperbot.network/trader/0x6b26f66f460fd173b009d0c7a478ca400470e03f. Unrealized gains can reverse if the position is not closed, and 3x leverage increases liquidation risk on adverse moves—key for short-term ZEC traders to monitor, source: Binance Academy, What Is Leverage in Crypto Trading.

According to @santimentfeed, weekend social data shows the largest increases in discussion for BTC, DOGE, ZEC, ETH, ADA, and LTC. According to @santimentfeed, BTC chatter is rising as posts compare its recent underperformance to gold and silver at all-time highs and debate 2026 upside, alongside narratives on scarcity and rotation between crypto and safe-haven metals. According to @santimentfeed, DOGE buzz is driven by sweepstakes and Robinhood giveaway chatter, with focus on price action, market cap, and the meme-finance role in portfolios. According to @santimentfeed, ZEC mentions concentrate on its privacy features, trading strategies, relative moves vs silver and BTC, and community interest in 2026-related themes. According to @santimentfeed, ETH trend strength reflects discussion around large ETH staking deposits attributed to BitMine and Tom Lee targets of $7,000–$9,000 by early 2026 and $20,000 long term, plus staking yields and large-holder strategy talk. According to @santimentfeed, ADA conversation centers on staking experiences, governance and protocol design, price analysis, and a privacy sidechain called NIGHT. According to @santimentfeed, LTC discussion highlights low fees, payment reliability, digital silver positioning, and usage references across treasuries, ETFs, IRAs, and wallets; onchain activity and price performance are also being debated. According to @santimentfeed, traders are watching these tickers for crowd-driven themes as social interest spikes across large-caps, privacy coins, and meme assets.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, the top ZEC long on Hyperliquid at address 0x6b2…0e03f shows USD 4.949M in unrealized profit with 48,000.89 ZEC valued at USD 24.62M and an average entry of USD 409.87 (source: @ai_9684xtpa citing hyperbot.network/trader/0x6b26f66f460fd173b009d0c7a478ca400470e03f). The same source notes roughly USD 80,000 in funding paid, a last add on Dec 15, and that ZEC later dipped to USD 371 without the position being cut (source: @ai_9684xtpa citing hyperbot.network). Traders can reference the USD 409.87 cost basis and USD 371 drawdown low when assessing ZEC derivatives positioning on Hyperliquid (source: @ai_9684xtpa).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, address 0x8def9f50456c6c4e37fa5d3d57f108ed23992dae opened a 10x ZEC long yesterday at an average entry of USD 446.48 and now holds 22,457.57 ZEC valued around USD 11.5 million after ZEC reclaimed USD 510, showing about USD 1.48 million in unrealized profit; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X and hyperbot.network/trader/0x8def9f50456c6c4e37fa5d3d57f108ed23992dae. The account is cited as a Top-2 ZEC long on Hyperliquid, indicating large position concentration on the venue; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X. The same account’s HYPE long is at an unrealized loss of about USD 2.3 million, leaving the overall account still in a net unrealized loss; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X and hyperbot.network/trader/0x8def9f50456c6c4e37fa5d3d57f108ed23992dae.

According to Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet withdrew 50,000 ZEC, worth about $22.17 million, from Binance, with the recipient address reported as t1XKfbZYsdxR5HSnP25ee5VaAxgCNUtFkFK (source: Onchain Lens). Arkham Intelligence’s address explorer lists the recipient as a new Zcash address, supporting the classification of a newly created wallet (source: Arkham Intelligence). Based on the reported valuation, the transfer implies an average reference value of roughly $443 per ZEC at the time of reporting (source: Onchain Lens). Large exchange outflows are commonly tracked as signals of reduced immediate sell-side supply and potential accumulation by on-chain analysts (source: Glassnode Academy). Traders can monitor ZEC exchange reserves and netflow metrics to gauge liquidity and potential price impact following this withdrawal (source: CryptoQuant).

According to @lookonchain, a newly created wallet identified as t1XKfb withdrew 30,000 ZEC valued at approximately $13.25 million from Binance around 9 hours ago. Source: Lookonchain on X Dec 25, 2025; ARKM Explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1XKfbZYsdxR5HSnP25ee5VaAxgCNUtFkFK According to @lookonchain, the alert includes the destination address for independent verification, enabling traders to confirm the on-chain movement and size of the withdrawal. Source: Lookonchain on X Dec 25, 2025; ARKM Explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/t1XKfbZYsdxR5HSnP25ee5VaAxgCNUtFkFK

According to @santimentfeed, the latest monthly top BSC and Binance Chain projects by development are 1) BTCB flat, 2) ZEC up, 3) BNB flat, 4) FLUX down, 5) TWT flat, 6) DUSK flat, 7) BIFI up, 8) ZRX up, 9) BANANA up, and 10) SAITO flat, source: Santiment X post dated 2025-12-22. Directional arrows in the ranking reflect month-over-month position changes to show development momentum for traders, per Santiment. Rankings are derived from enhanced GitHub event data as described in Santiment’s methodology: medium.com/santiment/a-different-look-into-blockchain-ecosystem-development-activity-f34f32180482, per Santiment. Traders can monitor the BSC watchlist for these projects and analyze development activity and other metrics at app.santiment.net/watchlist/projects/bsc-binance-chain-243-35913, per Santiment.

According to @lookonchain, a whale address labeled t1dHhe withdrew 202,077 ZEC valued at $91.43M from Binance about 16 hours ago, source: @lookonchain. According to @lookonchain, a second whale address labeled t1Nt2i withdrew 4,257 ZEC valued at $1.93M from Binance about 5 hours ago, source: @lookonchain. According to @lookonchain, the combined outflow totals 206,334 ZEC worth $93.36M from Binance within roughly 16 hours based on the two reported transactions, source: @lookonchain. According to @lookonchain, the addresses were referenced via Arkham Intelligence explorer in the report for on-chain context, source: @lookonchain.

According to @EmberCN, an address withdrew 202,077 $ZEC from Binance to an on-chain address about 13 hours ago, valued at approximately $88.28 million at a reported price of $437 per ZEC (source: @EmberCN, Dec 20, 2025). According to @EmberCN, $ZEC rose 12% today around the time of the reported withdrawal (source: @EmberCN, Dec 20, 2025). The source shared the destination address and asked whether this was whale or institutional accumulation, without identifying the owner or confirming intent (source: @EmberCN, Dec 20, 2025). Traders can monitor the posted address for subsequent movements and track ZEC exchange balances and spot order-book behavior near the $437 level to assess short-term liquidity and supply dynamics, noting that the buyer type remains unconfirmed (source: @EmberCN, Dec 20, 2025).

According to Onchain Lens, the market’s slight rebound has returned trader Machi (@machibigbrother) to profit, and he has opened a BTC 40x long alongside 10x long positions in ZEC and HYPE (source: Onchain Lens). According to Onchain Lens, his tracking dashboard indicates he still needs $23 million to break even, with positions viewable via the Hyperbot address shared by the source (source: Onchain Lens).

According to @RhythmicAnalyst, ZEC has risen 42% since a prior reference point, highlighting that traders need stronger trend education to avoid fading strength (source: @RhythmicAnalyst on X, Dec 9, 2025). The post frames the move as a momentum-led advance, implying that aligning with higher highs and higher lows likely outperformed counter-trend shorts during the rally (source: @RhythmicAnalyst on X, Dec 9, 2025). Actionable takeaway: validate real-time ZEC price and volume and favor pullback entries in the direction of the prevailing trend rather than calling tops, consistent with the author’s emphasis on trend literacy (source: @RhythmicAnalyst on X, Dec 9, 2025). Risk control: if momentum stalls, reassess bias and tighten stops due to potential volatility during rapid climbs (source: @RhythmicAnalyst on X, Dec 9, 2025).

According to @lookonchain, on-chain trader 0x152e opened new long positions over the past 2 hours totaling about $55.35M: 348.48 BTC ($32.1M), 6,579 ETH ($20.8M), and 6,186 ZEC ($2.45M). source: @lookonchain on X, Dec 8, 2025. According to @lookonchain, the reported notional sizes imply entry prices near $92.1k for BTC, $3,162 for ETH, and $396 for ZEC based on the disclosed amounts. source: @lookonchain on X. According to @lookonchain, the address has generated over $9.6M in cumulative profits; this aligns with the Hyperdash trader profile for 0x152e41f0b83e6cad4b5dc730c1d6279b7d67c9dc. sources: @lookonchain on X; Hyperdash trader page. According to @lookonchain, the simultaneous BTC, ETH, and ZEC longs indicate coordinated multi-asset long exposure by a historically profitable wallet, which is directly supported by the position sizes and profit history reported. source: @lookonchain on X.

According to @EmberCN, a tracked trader turned $500,000 into $3.34 million, netting $2.84 million after two losing months since October (source: @EmberCN on X, Dec 4, 2025). According to @EmberCN, the wallet now holds approximately $33.5 million in long positions primarily in ETH with smaller exposure to HYPE and ZEC (source: @EmberCN on X, Dec 4, 2025). Position details are referenced via the HyperBot trader page for address 0x020ca66c30bec2c4fe3861a94e4db4a498a35872 shared in the post (source: hyperbot.network trader page shared by @EmberCN).

According to @OnchainLens, trader Machi (@machibigbrother) is currently showing over $2 million in floating profit on leveraged longs in ETH (25x) and HYPE (10x) and has opened a new ZEC long with 10x leverage (source: @OnchainLens). The breakeven gap is cited as $18.48 million for Machi’s positioning, corroborated by the referenced hyperbot.network trader dashboard (sources: @OnchainLens; hyperbot.network).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, Hyperliquid’s ETH long top-2 address 0xa43...57d28 opened a 7x ETH long three days ago, holding 19,860.72 ETH (about $60.58M) at an average entry of $2,884.03. Source: @ai_9684xtpa on X; Hyperbot Network trader dashboard. The position currently shows approximately $3.32M in unrealized profit, indicating a profitable turnaround for the high-frequency derivatives trader. Source: @ai_9684xtpa on X; Hyperbot Network trader dashboard. In the prior three days the address recorded 19 trades with only 2 small winners for a 10.5% win rate and actively flipped long and short across MON, ZEC, and ETH. Source: @ai_9684xtpa on X; Hyperbot Network trader dashboard.

According to Michaël van de Poppe (source: https://x.com/CryptoMichNL/status/1995886425963954303), ZEC has delivered no upward returns because peak hype at the top led to a sharp drop after long-side liquidity was taken out. According to the same source (https://x.com/CryptoMichNL/status/1995886425963954303), with long liquidity cleared, he sees potential for a bounce from the current region but emphasizes this is not a trend reversal. For trading, this implies ZEC is a tactical short-term bounce setup rather than a new uptrend, according to the same source (https://x.com/CryptoMichNL/status/1995886425963954303).

According to @RhythmicAnalyst, recent posts mislabeling ZEC and other altcoin pullbacks as bear markets overlook that counter-trend moves during an uptrend are detours and delays, not reversals, source: @RhythmicAnalyst. According to @RhythmicAnalyst, traders should avoid premature bear-market calls when the broader trend is up and treat pullbacks as counter-trend retracements within the prevailing trend, source: @RhythmicAnalyst. According to @RhythmicAnalyst, better education on how price trends work is needed to correctly classify these moves for trade positioning and timing, source: @RhythmicAnalyst.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged Zcash to resist token voting, warning that shifting away from its committee-based governance could erode the privacy coin’s core features, as highlighted in @CoinMarketCap’s X post. Zcash currently relies on committees and the Zcash Community Advisory Panel rather than coin-weighted voting for funding and roadmap decisions, as outlined by the Zcash Foundation’s governance documentation. Buterin has previously argued that coin voting can be vulnerable to plutocratic capture and short-termism, reinforcing his caution for ZEC governance, as detailed in his essay Moving beyond coin voting governance on the Vitalik Buterin blog. For traders, any move toward token voting would be a material governance catalyst for ZEC because it impacts treasury control and privacy roadmap oversight, making headline monitoring of Zcash proposals and foundation announcements prudent, based on the roles described by the Zcash Foundation and the signal flagged by @CoinMarketCap.

According to @santimentfeed, the latest privacy coin development activity ranking shows NYM (1), DASH (2), HOPR (3), ZEC (4), DCR (5), XMR (6), DUSK (7), CCX (8), BDX (9), and FIRO (10), with upward movement indicators for all ten projects since the prior update, source: @santimentfeed. According to @santimentfeed, its methodology filters notable GitHub repository contributions to reduce noise and is presented as useful for crypto trading analysis, source: @santimentfeed. According to @santimentfeed, traders can use the dedicated privacy project watchlist to analyze which projects stand out based on development activity alongside other vital metrics for watchlist construction and timing, source: @santimentfeed.

According to @lookonchain, trader 0xCF90 went long on 20,386 ZEC valued at about $7.3M nine days ago and is now showing more than $4.4M in unrealized losses (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, the trader deposited an additional $1.5M USDC to Hyperliquid roughly two hours ago to avoid liquidation, with the activity referenced via Hypurrscan (source: @lookonchain, Hypurrscan).

According to Onchain Lens, with ZEC trading below $370, a whale deposited $1.5M USDC into Hyperliquid to avoid liquidation on a 10x ZEC long position. According to Onchain Lens, the position currently shows a $4.28M floating loss and the account is down $6.6M overall. According to Onchain Lens, the move reflects active margin defense at current ZEC price levels on Hyperliquid.

According to @CryptoMichNL, ZEC is in a short-term downtrend on lower timeframes since the recent peak, with hype cooling, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Nov 29, 2025. For a bullish trend change, he is watching a clear break above the 20-Daily MA and a decisive push through horizontal resistance to establish higher highs and higher lows, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Nov 29, 2025. He flags $500-520 as a crucial resistance and potential short zone, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Nov 29, 2025. For bounce plays or potential longs, he highlights $270-300 as the key demand region, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Nov 29, 2025.

According to Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL), he plans to analyze five altcoins tomorrow—ZEC, NEAR, ASTER, TAO, and LINK—as stated in his X post dated Nov 28, 2025 (source: Michaël van de Poppe on X, Nov 28, 2025).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, ZEC fell back below USD 500, putting pressure on leveraged longs (source: @ai_9684xtpa). The largest ZEC long on Hyperliquid, address 0xcf9...95c0e, opened a 10x long on Nov 22 at an average entry of USD 574.864, now holding 20,386 ZEC worth about 9.79 million USD with an unrealized loss near 1.925 million USD and a peak drawdown above 2.42 million USD this morning, with no position reduction reported (source: @ai_9684xtpa; hyperbot.network/trader/0xcf90cfecf74e631feea816d02e757c0c8e895c0e). Traders can monitor this address on Hyperliquid to track positioning and potential liquidity impacts around the USD 500 level in ZEC derivatives (source: hyperbot.network/trader/0xcf90cfecf74e631feea816d02e757c0c8e895c0e).